June 9, 2025
Bloomfield Township Public Library is pleased to host a look inside the 122-year history of Detroit’s iconic Pewabic Pottery on Wednesday, June 25 at 7 p.m.
One of the oldest continually operating ceramics facilities in the country, Pewabic Pottery was founded in 1903 by Mary Chase Perry (Stratton), an artist and educator, and Horace J. Caulkins, a dental supplier and kiln manufacturer. Pewabic became a leader of the Arts and Crafts movement in Detroit during a time that was both a golden age for handcrafted pottery and tile and a boom in industrialization with the birth of the automotive industry. Generations have been enriched by the Pewabic art and tile adorning homes, schools, churches, and public institutions, cementing Pewabic into the rich cultural fabric of Detroit. Pewabic Pottery artisans continue to work out of the National Historic Landmark studio on Detroit’s east side.
The lecture will include images from the Pewabic archives during this presentation on over a century of handcrafting pottery and tiles in Detroit.
Registration for this program is required.
